Weather Records on 15 April 1952

357 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 April 1952. Highest significance: Botany No.1 Dam, AU.

Key Facts for 15 April 1952

On 15 April 1952, 357 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
81 were record highs and 104 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 8 monthly and 349 daily.
Botany No.1 Dam set a daily record precipitation of 104.1 mm (4.1 in) on 15 April 1952.
Across 159 earlier years (1801 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 494 records.

Record Map

357 stations

357 station records on 15 April 1952 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 April 1952: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Botany No.1 Dam	Australia	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Dalgety (Hamilton St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Stradbroke West (Inglenook)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Blackwarry	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cap Madeleine	Canada	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Fairfield 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Waterloo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rosedale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Antenor Navarro	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Haringhata	India	Record daily precipitation	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Le Roy	United States	Record daily precipitation	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Ridgway	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Fort Cunynghame (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Buffalo Bill Dam	United States	Record daily precipitation	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Tootool (Bryntirion)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Pulletop (Matta Mia)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Jucurutu	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Moran 5WNW	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kologha (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Haskinville	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Snake Creek Powerhouse	United States	Record snow depth	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Corryong (Parish Lane)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Cajazeiras	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	88.5 mm (3.5 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Parasala	India	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high maximum temperature	26.0 C (78.8 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Vestervig	Denmark	Record high maximum temperature	19.0 C (66.2 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Dutson	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Seaspray (Burong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Twyfelspoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bukalong Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Carrajung Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Theethandathanam	India	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Middlesboro Fire Dept	United States	Record low maximum temperature	6.1 C (43.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Emporium 1 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Monticello	United States	Record low maximum temperature	10.6 C (51.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Canfield 1 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Logan Downs	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Oaklands General Store	Australia	Record daily precipitation	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Louisville 1 E	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Talbotton	United States	Record low maximum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Grace	United States	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Orange (Canobolas Public Schoo	Australia	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Ensay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Acude Forquilha	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Jose de Freitas	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Prince Rupert	Canada	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hawkinsville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.8 C (55.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Bombala (Cambalong)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Masset Airport	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Fort McPherson	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harvey Station	Canada	Record daily precipitation	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Riva	Italy	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Crown St. Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	111.3 mm (4.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Farias Brito	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	52.2 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Camp Hill 2NW	United States	Record low maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Tallapoosa 2 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	8.9 C (48.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Oolitic Purdue Ex Fm	United States	Record low maximum temperature	7.8 C (46.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
El Suez	Egypt	Record low minimum temperature	9.0 C (48.2 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Millen 4 N	United States	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

357 records

Records set or tied on 15 April 1952 by type: Highest daily maximum 45, Lowest daily maximum 95, Highest daily minimum 36, Lowest daily minimum 9, Heaviest daily rainfall 159, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 15 April 1952 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	45
Lowest daily maximum	95
Highest daily minimum	36
Lowest daily minimum	9
Heaviest daily rainfall	159
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 15 April 1952 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 8, daily 349.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

309 broken records

Margins by which the 309 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 406.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 April 1952

Top 20 records on 15 April 1952 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 April 1952	Botany No.1 Dam, AU	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	68.3 mm (2.7 in)	37 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1952	Dalgety (Hamilton St), AU	monthly rain	68.8 mm (2.7 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	31 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1952	Stradbroke West (Inglenook), AU	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	58 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1952	Blackwarry, AU	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	57.6 mm (2.3 in)	18 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1952	Cap Madeleine, CA	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1952	Ft Fairfield 5 NE, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	24 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1952	Waterloo, AU	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	21 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1952	Rosedale, AU	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	66 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1952	Antenor Navarro, BR	daily rain	147.5 mm (5.8 in)	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	14 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1952	Haringhata, IN	monthly rain	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1952	Le Roy, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1952	Ridgway, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1952	Fort Cunynghame (Bos), ZA	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	2 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1952	Buffalo Bill Dam, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1952	Richmond, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1952	Tootool (Bryntirion), AU	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	21 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1952	Pulletop (Matta Mia), AU	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	60 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1952	Jucurutu, BR	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	55.0 mm (2.2 in)	13 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1952	Moran 5WNW, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	12 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 1952	Kologha (Bos), ZA	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	49 years	34 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1801 to 1952

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1801 to 1952. 1952 had 357 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-15 in each year
Year	Records
1801	1
1817	1
1820	1
1844	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	1
1853	2
1855	2
1858	1
1862	3
1865	3
1866	1
1868	1
1869	2
1873	1
1874	1
1876	1
1880	1
1882	1
1885	3
1886	1
1887	3
1889	2
1890	3
1891	2
1892	8
1893	2
1894	1
1896	2
1897	1
1898	2
1899	4
1900	9
1901	2
1902	4
1903	8
1904	39
1905	11
1906	20
1907	18
1908	15
1909	18
1910	16
1911	20
1912	24
1913	39
1914	17
1915	13
1916	15
1917	35
1918	40
1919	22
1920	50
1921	59
1922	94
1923	178
1924	172
1925	168
1926	453
1927	321
1928	631
1929	91
1930	289
1931	388
1932	150
1933	300
1934	339
1935	515
1936	439
1937	277
1938	596
1939	789
1940	581
1941	628
1942	525
1943	1,037
1944	313
1945	783
1946	245
1947	532
1948	306
1949	419
1950	568
1951	504
1952	357
1953	475
1954	896
1955	484
1956	750
1957	378
1958	458
1959	314
1960	319
1961	877
1962	733
1963	714
1964	382
1965	504
1966	464
1967	599
1968	476
1969	555
1970	841
1971	640
1972	896
1973	667
1974	385
1975	780
1976	1,566
1977	649
1978	426
1979	370
1980	1,066
1981	724
1982	955
1983	1,343
1984	612
1985	788
1986	1,140
1987	579
1988	839
1989	836
1990	837
1991	769
1992	783
1993	1,156
1994	835
1995	805
1996	1,173
1997	1,031
1998	1,752
1999	1,249
2000	1,163
2001	1,043
2002	1,866
2003	1,760
2004	761
2005	583
2006	1,637
2007	1,776
2008	1,157
2009	853
2010	804
2011	1,162
2012	1,007
2013	1,146
2014	1,721
2015	739
2016	602
2017	474
2018	1,913
2019	610
2020	1,068
2021	494
2022	1,145
2023	912
2024	1,096
2025	860
2026	1,118

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 15 April 1952
Margin	Records
0 to 100	306
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	0
300 to 400	0
400 to 500	1